Historical Markers in Burkeville, Texas

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• Cedar Grove Communityplaced 2008

  Following the Civil War, a group of freedmen established the Cedar Grove community, coming here to take advantage of the area's strong cotton market.

• Tanner Cemeteryplaced 1998

  Thomas and Charlotte Guthrie Tanner moved to Mexican Texas in 1827 or 1828. They purchased six hundred acres on McGraw Creek from J. R. Williams for…

• The Old Beef Roadplaced 1973

  Early 19th century trade routes across the Sabine River were few, and served all travelers and traders.

• Round Table Innplaced 1965

  On this site stood Harrell House, built in 1865 by Confederate veteran David F. Harrell to serve stagecoaches and others traveling military road.

• Toledo Bendplaced 1982

  The Sabine River's Toledo Bend has played a major role in the history of East Texas. An area initially inhabited by Indians and buffalo, it was a…

• Bonner Cemeteryplaced 1997

  Thomas Bonner (1833-1891) moved from Mississippi to Texas in the early 1850s. He married Eliza Jane Rutledge (d.1910) in 1855 and settled on the…

All 17 historical markers in Burkeville

• Bonner Cemetery1997
• Burkeville Church of God1980
• Cade Building1993
• Cedar Grove Community2008
• Farrsville Cemetery2009
• First Courthouse of Newton County1936
• Mill Creek Cemetery2004
• Original Site, Burkeville Methodist Church1977
• Rev. Henry Stephenson1936
• Round Table Inn1965
• Shankleville Community1973
• Tanner Cemetery1998
• The Old Beef Road1973
• The Spears Chapel Methodist Church1968
• Toledo Bend1982
• Weeks Chapel Cemetery1986
• Woods Cemetery2000

Historical markers near Burkeville

• Newton21 stories · 13 mi
• Hemphill23 stories · 22 mi
• Jasper39 stories · 24 mi
• Bleakwood8 stories · 25 mi
• Kirbyville7 stories · 28 mi
• Milam17 stories · 31 mi

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